Union Budget 2013-14 is expected to boost growth in the infrastructure sector as it has announced several new initiatives. For example, the budget proposed taking up two new cities -" Dholera in Maharashtra and Shendra Bidkin in Gujarat -" under the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government will provide additional funds for the project in 20
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Mumbai Port takes steps to offload Lanco equipments
Reports indicate that Mumbai Port Trust is taking steps to auction boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) imported from China or Singapore by Lanco Infratech for its 1,320 mw Wardha power project in Maharashtra. It may be noted that the company had neither paid custom duty nor port charges towards the imported items for past many months, which had forced the port to take
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Railways to boost coal mine connectivity with Rs 40 bn investment
As part of its initiative to boost railway connectivity, the railway ministry plans to spend about Rs 4,000 crore to upgrade rail connectivity to coal mines. The investment, once materialises, would boost fuel supplies to power projects. Many power projects are suffering insufficient coal supply because of lack of rail conn
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BHEL had order book of Rs 1.14 trillion at end Dec 2012
Weekly Insight learns that the order book of the state-run power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) stood at Rs 1.14 lakh crore as at end December 2012, less than its order book of Rs 1.17 lakh crore at the end of 2008-09. The net profit of the firm declined 17.5 per cent to Rs 1,182 crore for the three months ended December 31, on the back of decline in
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UP CM assures policy revamp to attract private investment
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked companies to invest in the state by assuring them that his government would revamp the investment related policies across sectors and create an enabling and business friendly environment. He made this appeal at the CII Partnership Summit in Ag
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Govt wants JSPL to sign PPA for extending MoU
Odisha government wants Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) to sign power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gridco in order to be eligible for extension of its memorandum of understanding (MoU). It may be recalled that JSPL had signed MoU with the government in 2009 for a 1,320 mw coal-fired plant at Boin
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RBI suggests alignment of existing debt recast pacts with scheme
The existing bilateral debt recast schemes between banks and some power distribution companies may be aligned with the government-introduced debt restructuring scheme, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggested. Last year, lenders entered into a debt restructuring agreement with power distribution firms in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana — who together owe
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New technologies to raise efficiency of rolling mills
Umesh Chandra, Director (Operations) of the Visakhapatnam steel plant stressed on the need to adopt modern technologies for the improved performance of rolling mills. The operational efficiency of the steel plants relies on the improved performance of rolling mills, Chandra said at the forty-sixth meeting of the Rolling Mill Oper
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Transport sector accounts for 65.3% of diesel consumption
Data from the union petroleum ministry shows that almost 65.3 percent of the total diesel consumed in India is for transportation with road transport itself accounting for 60.4 percent. Around 8.2 percent of the total diesel consumed goes to power generation, while agriculture uses up 12.2 percent
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REC to sell Rs 15 bn worth 5-year bonds
Rural Electrification Corp is in the process of issuing Rs 1,500 crore worth five-year bonds in order to raise capital for funding power projects. The state-run lender has fixed an annual coupon of 8.70 per cent for the bonds. It may be noted that the financial institution scrapped the plans of raising funds in the s